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I was supposed to see Snow Patrol tomorrow, but I just got an email that the show has been postponed.

I am kinda new to the MBP so bare with me please I am having major problems organizing my files and folders on my external hard drive. I would like to cut some mp3 files and pa…

We don't cut and paste files on the Mac. We copy them over and then delete the originals. Chris

Copy, paste, delete or drag and drop while holding one of the modifier keys. OSX doesn't support cutting files.

wut?!?!? I had no idea. Is there anyway I can just move the files into 1 folder without copying them?? I have lots of files I want to move to different folders, is there a move fi…

If you drag-and-drop files to another folder on the same disk, it'll move them. If you're moving it to a different disk, it'll copy by default, but if you hold down the Command key…

damn - accidental post

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS ...but if you hold down the Command key it will move them instead. I have been using mac since 1999 and i never knew this...thanks

Remember - the Mac always tries to help you do what you want, whilst making it harder for you to accidentally do something you didn't mean to do ! To move some files, you just dr…

Quote: Originally Posted by Gee4orce Don't even get me started on the wrongness of applying the cut'n'paste metaphor to file management !!! Imagine if you CUT the files, and the…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Why shouldn't it work just like cutting and pasting text or graphics in other programs? Because the metaphor just should not be extended t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mac Because the metaphor just should not be extended to file management. Since users are asking for this feature, doesn't that imply it shou…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Since users are asking for this feature, doesn't that imply it should be done? If it's available you have the choice of using it or not using…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Since users are asking for this feature, doesn't that imply it should be done? If it's available you have the choice of using it or not using…

After years of users asking for a better mouse, Apple did begin shipping the multi-button Mighty Mouse. As far as application windows filling the screen, I assumed the orange butto…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Since users are asking for this feature, doesn't that imply it should be done? If it's available you have the choice of using it or not using…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell As far as application windows filling the screen, I assumed the orange button did that. But you know better than I. The orange button?

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell It's not "just" a different way, it's missing a way. Other operating systems offer two ways to copy files (drag and drop or copy and paste) an…

I'd be fine with it if they called it something like "Pick Up" and "Drop", but calling it Cut and Paste is bad because that's not the way cut and paste works. For example, Cut is s…

Quote: Originally Posted by chabig Mark, the reason it doesn't make sense is simply this--when you "cut" something, it means that you want it gone. You may or may not do somethi…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Sure it does. If you want to remove text, you can either delete it (leaving no option to get it back) or cut it (keeping the option open of pa…

Quote: Originally Posted by chabig So how should the system handle it if you forget to paste the file somewhere? How would it "know" that you forgot? The file would be gone…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell The file would be gone when I cut or copied another file... just like cut text would be gone when I cut or copied other text. And that is …

I think the idea of renaming this functionality is a good one - 'Cut' and 'Paste' carry too much implied baggage. In fact, it's fair to say that wherever you see the menu command '…